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Re: Have proven pair

Great videos Meg. They are playing ping pong with their fry .
What's the deal with that stick that you move around along with the fry ? First video it was on the right with the fry and now it is on the left?

Re: Have proven pair

Originally Posted by Filip

Great videos Meg. They are playing ping pong with their fry .
What's the deal with that stick that you move around along with the fry ? First video it was on the right with the fry and now it is on the left?

Same sticks in the same area of tank? Never moved any sticks? Yes they go back and forth all day long. I have a quandary soon enough. I don't know what to do with this situation. I was thinking remove the divider and see where it goes with the adults. Put one parent back in the 90 and break the pair?

Re: Have proven pair

Originally Posted by megatrev62

Same sticks in the same area of tank? Never moved any sticks? Yes they go back and forth all day long. I have a quandary soon enough. I don't know what to do with this situation. I was thinking remove the divider and see where it goes with the adults. Put one parent back in the 90 and break the pair?

What do you want to see happen? Do you want another spawn from the parents? and/or simply focus on the fry you currently have?
Pat

Re: Have proven pair

Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat

What do you want to see happen? Do you want another spawn from the parents? and/or simply focus on the fry you currently have?
Pat

Good question. I may sell the pair. I still don't know how the fry here are going to make out. It is an enjoyable experience , but I can't and don't want to be busting out more tanks. It would be a shame to break them up is my thinking. There are much nicer fish in the 90 than these two as well, so I have to do some thinking. Bottom line is I have to be realistic about them breeding again. Everything is up in the air.

Re: Have proven pair

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Quick update, the fry are doing fine. The female has been extremely aggressive the last two days. Water changes have been brutal, attacking tube and hands. The male is alot more passive. She turned extremely protective all of a sudden.

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Need advice. Back to an earlier question. The male and female are not going to get along it seems. When I took the divider down a couple of days ago the male was ferocious toward the female. She didn't back off but he was really aggressive toward her, non stop.

The female is nearly jumping out of the tank when anyone goes near it, this just recently happened. So them together right now is not going to happen....a bummer. Hard to sell them as a breeding pair if they can't be in the same tank at this point. Here is my question:

The 55 as is cannot stay as the fry grow. Should I return both parents to the 90 gallon and leave the fry in the 55 and let it ride that way? Any other suggestions about this? What would the experts do? Thanks for any advice. Just to add. I am bewildered about the sudden change in the adults towards each other. Will they settle down if the fry were removed to another tank? Would like to keep that bond if only to sell them. Hope this is all clear as mud.

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Update. There are 20 fry and seem to be doing great. Two fry were culled as they were deformed and very fragile. Took out divider and placed male back in the 90 gallon. Will leave the female here for the time being.